Bangladesh

INDUSTRIAL, CAPTIVE GAS SUPPLY: Gas price hike of up to 152pc proposed

Shawdesh Desk: The Bangladesh Energy Regulatory Commission is evaluating a Petrobangla’s proposal to increase by up to 152 per cent the price of gas supplied to industries and captive power

Dhaka becomes 6th most polluted city with AQI score of 186

Shawdesh Desk: Dhaka, the overcrowded capital city of Bangladesh, has the world’s sixth worst air quality with an AQI score of 186 at about 8:25am on Thursday morning. Thursday’s air

Doctors protest assault on colleague at Dinajpur Medical College Hospital

Shawdesh Desk: Doctors at Dinajpur Medical College Hospital have staged a human chain protest against an assault on a fellow doctor. They gathered in front of the Dinajpur Press Club

3 killed as train hits microbus in Faridpur

Shawdesh Desk: At least three people were killed and one injured as a microbus fell into nearby pond after it was hit by a train at a level crossing at

Tremor jolts Dhaka, other parts of Bangladesh

Shawdesh desk; An earthquake was felt in the capital and different parts of the country this morning as the epicenter of the tremor was Xizang province in China, said Bangladesh

1,911 case files ‘go missing’ from Ctg court

Shawdesh Desk: Case documents of 1,911 cases have reportedly gone missing from the Chattogram court. The matter came to light after the public prosecutor of Chattogram Metropolitan Sessions Judge Court

BSMMU suspends 15 employees for their role during July uprising

Shawdesh Desk: Fifteen staff members, including senior doctors and nurses of Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical University have been suspended in connection with the killing that occurred near the university’s cabin

Ferry services halted on Paturia-Daulatdia, Aricha-Kazirhat routes due to fog

Shawdesh desk: Ferry services have been suspended on Paturia-Daulatdia and Aricha-Kazirhat water routes due to dense fog. Three ferries-Khan Jahan Ali, Birshreshtha Jahangir and Baigar are currently stranded mid-river and